Researchers Discovered A Nearly Intact World War II F6 Hellcat Off Miami Beachhttp://www.businessinsider.com/researchers-discovered-a-nearly-intact-world-war-ii-f6-hellcat-off-miami-beach-2012-11/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:26:40 -0400Miami Heraldhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50b4f24b69bedd3c28000030Steve in FlyoverTue, 27 Nov 2012 12:03:07 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50b4f24b69bedd3c28000030
Yeah, aircraft like this were pushed off flight decks into the ocean, burned, buried, etc. after the war, but now they are "valuable artifacts" that only the US Navy/government has any say over.
Agreed, if a fatality was involved. Agreed, if there is something historically significant about this particular aircraft. But if it is one of the many hundreds of aircraft that were lost in the course of training accidents, etc? Don't think so..
This airplane probably isn't worth recovering at this point. Too many years of being immersed in salt water.